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D-Index
34
Citations
4792
World Ranking
1852
National Ranking
91

Luis J. Royo publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Luis J. Royo sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 112 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Luis J. Royo D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Luis J. Royo sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 34 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Luis J. Royo is affiliated with the Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario in Spain. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's publications cover a range of subfields, including Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Ecology, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Main topics in their work include MicroRNA in disease regulation, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, and Biosensors and Analytical Detection.

Frequent publication venues for their work consist of Foods, Animals, Microchimica Acta, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, and Heliyon.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Luis J. Royo include:

  • Unpublished Mediterranean records of marine alien and cryptogenic species (2020, BioInvasions Records)
  • A portable IoT NIR spectroscopic system to analyze the quality of dairy farm forage (2020, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture)
  • Canine distemper virus in wildlife in south-western Europe (2021, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases)
  • The Mode of Grass Supply to Dairy Cows Impacts on Fatty Acid and Antioxidant Profile of Milk (2020, Foods)
  • Visual detection of microRNA146a by using RNA-functionalized gold nanoparticles (2020, Microchimica Acta)

Luis J. Royo collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Ana Balseiro, Ana Soldado, Mario Menéndez-Miranda, Sergio Forcada, and F. Vicente.

Best Publications

  • Molecular definition of an allelic series of mutations disrupting the myostatin function and causing double-muscling in cattle

    Luc Grobet;Dominique Poncelet;Luis José Royo;Benoit Brouwers

  • The origin of European cattle: evidence from modern and ancient DNA.

    Albano Beja-Pereira;David Caramelli;Carles Lalueza-Fox;Cristiano Vernesi

  • MolKin v2.0: A Computer Program for Genetic Analysis of Populations Using Molecular Coancestry Information

    J. P. Gutiérrez;L. J. Royo;I. Álvarez;F. Goyache

  • Zebu Cattle Are an Exclusive Legacy of the South Asia Neolithic

    Shanyuan Chen;Bang Zhong Lin;Mumtaz Baig;Bikash Mitra;Bikash Mitra

  • Modulating skeletal muscle mass by postnatal, muscle‐specific inactivation of the myostatin gene

    Luc Grobet;Dimitri Pirottin;Frédéric Farnir;Dominique Poncelet

  • Using pedigree information to monitor genetic variability of endangered populations: the Xalda sheep breed of Asturias as an example

    F. Goyache;J. P. Gutiérrez;I. Fernández;E. Gomez

  • Genetic relationships between calving date, calving interval, age at first calving and type traits in beef cattle

    J.P Gutiérrez;I Alvarez;I Fernández;L.J Royo

  • Multivariate characterization of morphological traits in Burkina Faso sheep

    A. Traoré;H.H. Tamboura;A. Kaboré;L.J. Royo

  • Genetic relationships and admixture among sheep breeds from Northern Spain assessed using microsatellites.

    I. Álvarez;L. J. Royo;I. Fernández;J. P. Gutiérrez

  • The usefulness of artificial intelligence techniques to assess subjective quality of products in the food industry

    F Goyache;A Bahamonde;J Alonso;S Lopez

  • The Origins of Iberian Horses Assessed via Mitochondrial DNA

    L. J. Royo;I. Álvarez;A. Beja-Pereira;A. Molina

  • Multiple paternal origins of domestic cattle revealed by Y-specific interspersed multilocus microsatellites

    L Pérez-Pardal;L J Royo;A Beja-Pereira;S Chen

  • Genetic relationships among calving ease, calving interval, birth weight, and weaning weight in the Asturiana de los Valles beef cattle breed.

    J. P. Gutiérrez;F. Goyache;I. Fernández;I. Alvarez

  • Enhancement of developmental capacity of meiotically inhibited bovine oocytes by retinoic acid

    P. Duque;C. Díez;L. Royo;P.L. Lorenzo

  • Differences in the expression of the ASIP gene are involved in the recessive black coat colour pattern in sheep: evidence from the rare Xalda sheep breed

    L. J. Royo;I. Álvarez;J. J. Arranz;I. Fernández

  • Y-specific microsatellites reveal an African subfamily in taurine (Bos taurus) cattle.

    L. Pérez-Pardal;L. J. Royo;A. Beja-Pereira;I. Curik

  • Identifying the most suitable endogenous control for determining gene expression in hearts from organ donors

    Silvia Pérez;Luis J Royo;Aurora Astudillo;Dolores Escudero

  • Multivariate analyses on morphological traits of goats in Burkina Faso

    A. Traore;H. H. Tamboura;A. Kabore;L. J. Royo

  • Investigating the role of myostatin in the determinism of double muscling characterizing Belgian Texel sheep

    Fabienne Marcq;S. El Barkouki;J.-M. Elsen;Luc Grobet

  • Testing the usefulness of the molecular coancestry information to assess genetic relationships in livestock using a set of Spanish sheep breeds.

    I. Álvarez;J. P. Gutiérrez;L. J. Royo;I. Fernández

  • Genetic variability and differentiation in Spanish roe deer (Capreolus capreolus): A phylogeographic reassessment within the European framework.

    Luis J. Royo;Gerardo Pajares;Isabel Álvarez;Iván Fernández

  • Genetic variability in the endangered Asturcón pony assessed using genealogical and molecular information

    L.J. Royo;I. Álvarez;J.P. Gutiérrez;I. Fernández

  • Genetic analysis of calf survival at different preweaning ages in beef cattle

    F Goyache;J.P Gutiérrez;I Alvarez;I Fernández

  • Canine adenovirus type 1 (CAdV-1) in free-ranging European brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos): A threat for Cantabrian population?

    Juan F. García Marín;Luis J. Royo;Alvaro Oleaga;Elena Gayo

  • Relationship between genealogical and microsatellite information characterizing losses of genetic variability: Empirical evidence from the rare Xalda sheep breed

    I. Álvarez;L.J. Royo;J.P. Gutiérrez;I. Fernández

  • Genetic characterisation of Burkina Faso goats using microsatellite polymorphism.

    A. Traoré;I. Álvarez;H.H. Tambourá;I. Fernández

  • Genetic relationships between Spanish Assaf (Assaf.E) and Spanish native dairy sheep breeds

    E. Legaz;I. Álvarez;L.J. Royo;I. Fernández

  • Factors affecting actual weaning weight, preweaning average daily gain and relative growth rate in Asturiana de los Valles beef cattle breed

    Felix Goyache;Iván Fernández;Luis J. Royo;Isabel Álvarez

Frequent Co-Authors

Félix Goyache
Félix Goyache Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario
Juan Pablo Gutiérrez
Juan Pablo Gutiérrez Complutense University of Madrid
Javier Cañón
Javier Cañón Complutense University of Madrid
Albano Beja-Pereira
Albano Beja-Pereira University of Porto
Michel Georges
Michel Georges University of Liège
Ino Curik
Ino Curik University of Zagreb
Catarina Ginja
Catarina Ginja University of Lisbon
Antonio Molina
Antonio Molina Technical University of Madrid
Ramón A. Juste
Ramón A. Juste NEIKER, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development
Ursula Höfle
Ursula Höfle University of Castilla-La Mancha

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